Our government says that you should cook a whole chicken until the temperature measured in the thigh is 180Â°F (82Â°C). If you cook chicken pieces, the government says, the thigh, wings, and drumsticks should be 180Â°F, while the breast should reach 170Â°F (77Â°C).
It's made by cooking down the starch, and then acid and/or enzymes break the starch down even further. Maltodextrin is a white powder often used in processed foods as a thickener or a filler since it's fairly inexpensive, as well as in pharmaceuticals as a binding agent. You'll find it in canned fruits, snacks, cereal, desserts, instant pudding, sauces, and salad dressings.
The thing that is scariest about maltodextrin is the mystique surrounding it. There seems to be a huge push by the food industry and even government via the FDA to whitewash maltodextrin as safe for everyone. There is a refusal to accept that anyone could possibly have any reaction to the substance.or me, maltodextrin is the easiest product to digest of any food item I have tried (others have included table sugar, honey, bread, various fruits). Except for such extreme endurance races I never consume maltodextrin. I eat mostly fruits, vegetables, lean meats and whole grains for my daily diet.